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(BPRW) DATARI TURNER PRODUCTIONS' SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY "SHUT UP & DRIBBLE" NOMINATED FOR  AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD

(BPRW) DATARI TURNER PRODUCTIONS' SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY "SHUT UP & DRIBBLE" NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD

(Black PR Wire) Congratulations are in order to film and television producer Datari Turner, whose Showtime documentary Shut Up & Dribble -- which he serves as executive producer on with Lebron James' SpringHill Entertainment -...
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(BPRW) National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porters Museum In Collaboration with the Chicago Federation of Labor Presents The 2019 Gentle Warrior Awards Gala Fundraiser

(BPRW) National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porters Museum In Collaboration with the Chicago Federation of Labor Presents The 2019 Gentle Warrior Awards Gala Fundraiser

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, IL -- The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPRPP) in collaboration with the Chicago Federation of Labor, Presents the 2019 A. Philip Randolph “Gentle Warrior Awards.” The gala and fund...
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AA Inventor Patents Life Saving Fluid for Severe Blood Loss and Septic Shock

AA Inventor Patents Life Saving Fluid for Severe Blood Loss and Septic Shock

Vivacelle Bio, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted it an Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance to proceed with its phase lla clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of VBI-1. 
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(BPRW) Bounce Acquires Rights to   Moesha and   The Game in New Licensing Agreement  With CBS Television Distribution

(BPRW) Bounce Acquires Rights to Moesha and The Game in New Licensing Agreement With CBS Television Distribution

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - Bounce has licensed the broadcast television rights to the popular and NAACP Image Award-winning series Moesha and The Game in a multi-year agreement with CBS Television Distribution.   Bounce lands all six se...
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(BPRW) Bounce Announces McDonald's® as Official Sponsor Of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

(BPRW) Bounce Announces McDonald's® as Official Sponsor Of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - McDonald's® USA will serve as the Official Sponsor of the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, with Toyota, Procter & Gamble and L'Oréal also participating in the prestigious annual event celebrating African-...
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(BPRW) FPL Showcases Brand-New Solar Power Plant

(BPRW) FPL Showcases Brand-New Solar Power Plant

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL -- On Tuesday, Feb. 12th, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) hosted a celebration of the new FPL Miami-Dade Solar Energy Center, the largest solar power installation ever to be built in South Florida. Members...
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In the shadows: strong men with a powerful purpose come to light

In the shadows: strong men with a powerful purpose come to light

South Florida's Alpha Rho Bioule Foundation has provided over $154k to students in need.
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(BPRW) In the shadows: strong men with a powerful purpose come to light

(BPRW) In the shadows: strong men with a powerful purpose come to light

(Black PR Wire) Miami, Florida -- There are groups all over the country that get recognition for their work in the field of philanthropy. They spend timeless hours doing multiple things – big and small - all while striving to help the...
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(BPRW) 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR | BEYONCÉ, CHADWICK, RYAN, REGINA AND LEBRON

(BPRW) 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR | BEYONCÉ, CHADWICK, RYAN, REGINA AND LEBRON

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA  – Voting opens today for the 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – NAACP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Award, the winner to be revealed during the two-hour special airing live on TV O...
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(BPRW) Congratulations to Odyssey Woman Rosalind Brewer!

(BPRW) Congratulations to Odyssey Woman Rosalind Brewer!

Odyssey Woman Rosalind Brewer was recently named to the Amazon Board of Directors, becoming the second African-American woman to serve as a Director in the company’s history. S he previously broke ground as the first woman and first B...
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(BPRW) Free HIV testing in Lansing for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

(BPRW) Free HIV testing in Lansing for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

(Black PR Wire) The Ingham County Health Department will host a community HIV testing event on Thursday at the Forest Community Health Center, 2316 S. Cedar Street in Lansing. The test is free for all Ingham County residents and is being he...
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Take the "Ride with FL511" Collegiate Social Media Challenge

Take the "Ride with FL511" Collegiate Social Media Challenge

Show us how you "Ride with FL511!" Enter to take this Collegiate Social Media Challenge and you could win the $1k top prize, courtesy of BPRW! Just click here for details and to enter TODAY --  https://bit.ly/2RtH2Rf
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(BPRW) 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, Behind the Movement, the Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and More This February on Brown Sugar

(BPRW) 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, Behind the Movement, the Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and More This February on Brown Sugar

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Brown Sugar, Bounce's popular subscription video on demand service, is offering viewers a variety of exclusive programs and specials in February, Black History Month.   The 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, host...
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(BPRW) How this Emerging Black Entrepreneur is Celebrating Black History through Coloring

(BPRW) How this Emerging Black Entrepreneur is Celebrating Black History through Coloring

(Black PR Wire) Raleigh, NC - During Black History Month, and all year long, our nation celebrates and recognizes the contributions by African American pioneers in U.S. History. Latoya Nicole, the owner of Entrepreneurs Color Too, an adult...
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(BPRW) Take the Ride with FL511 Collegiate Social Media Challenge

(BPRW) Take the Ride with FL511 Collegiate Social Media Challenge

(Black PR Wire) In celebration of Black History Month, the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Florida 511 (FL511) Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) has teamed up with Black PR Wire, Inc. to present the Ride with F...
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(BPRW) 20th ANNUAL SUPER BOWL GOSPEL CELEBRATION TO AIR ON BET NETWORKS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019 AT 8:00PM ET/PT

(BPRW) 20th ANNUAL SUPER BOWL GOSPEL CELEBRATION TO AIR ON BET NETWORKS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019 AT 8:00PM ET/PT

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY -- Returning to BET Networks for the sixth consecutive year on February 2, 2019, The 20th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will be hosted by National radio and TV personality Rickey Smiley. The annual NFL-Sa...
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(BPRW) BHM Program Marks 400th Year of 1619 Landing of First Africans on American Soil

(BPRW) BHM Program Marks 400th Year of 1619 Landing of First Africans on American Soil

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA -- The Georgia Archives and the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) will host a time machine of the black experience in the state, “1619-2019: African Amer...
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Cricket Wireless Celebrates African American History Month with Launch of Small Business Capital Grant Contest in 15 Cities

Cricket Wireless Celebrates African American History Month with Launch of Small Business Capital Grant Contest in 15 Cities

In celebration of African American History Month, Cricket Wireless announces the launch of its Cricket Cares Capital Grant contest to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to win one of three cash prizes to invest and grow their small business...
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(BPRW) 50 Years Later, A Look Back at Dr. King’s Demands for Food Justice

(BPRW) 50 Years Later, A Look Back at Dr. King’s Demands for Food Justice

(Black PR Wire) The Poor People’s March on Washington in May of 1968, planned by Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, drew attention to the deep economic injustices that plagued communities of color...
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(BPRW) A SMOOTH JAZZ VALENTINE CONCERT -- “An Intimate Evening of Music for Friends and Lovers”

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- 2019 VALENTINE CONCERT: “An Intimate Evening of Music for Friends & Lovers,” featuring Gregory Porter, Euge Groove and Peter White. Treat someone special to a truly memorable V...
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